The New England Patriots team plane has returned to Boston from China carrying most of an order of 1 million masks critical to fighting to control the spread of the coronavirus.… MORE
Category Archives: coronavirus
Testing capacity increased; Easter Bunny deemed essential
The Rhode Island Department of Health says the state now has the capacity to test everyone with symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.… MORE
Record 6.6 million seek US jobless aid as layoffs increase
More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, far exceeding a record high set just last week, a sign that layoffs are accelerating in the midst of the coronavirus.… MORE
Rhode Island counts 10 total virus deaths, nearly 600 cases
Rhode Island has nearly 600 positive cases and 10 total deaths from the coronavirus. … MORE
RI to broaden virus tests, by appointment only
Broader testing for coronavirus in Rhode Island is to begin Wednesday by appointment only at sites set up at three college campuses in the state. … MORE
White House projects 100K to 240K US deaths from virus
President Trump called American efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus “a matter of life and death” and urged the public to heed his administration’s guidelines. “I want every American to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead,” Trump said. “We’re going to go through a very tough two weeks.”… MORE
Gov: Rhode Island needs more doctors, nurses amid pandemic
Rhode Island is looking to bolster its ranks of frontline pandemic responders. … MORE
Rhode Island extends remote learning to end of April
School children in Rhode Island will continue distance learning through at least the end of April as the state grapples with the growing coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Gina Raimondo announced Monday.… MORE
Rhode Island colleges to become coronavirus testing sites
The National Guard is setting up mobile testing sites in parking lots at the Community College of Rhode Island’s Warwick campus and at the University of Rhode Island in South Kingstown. The testing is available by appointment only and is only available to prescreened patients who must show a form provided by their physician or the state Department of Health.… MORE
Trump extends virus guidelines, braces US for big death toll
Bracing the nation for a grim death toll, President Donald Trump on Sunday extended the voluntary national shutdown for a month, bowing to public-health experts who told him the coronavirus pandemic could claim over 100,000 lives in the U.S., perhaps significantly more, if not enough is done to fight it.… MORE
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